Oxycodone HCL 15mg 31 pills stolen Doc will not help

Hello everyone. I have visited this forum many times and used some of the helpful information in the past.
Well, this time I need some direct help.
I fly from my new home to the city for which I lived over 47 years. My pain management doc whom I thought was the best and cared about his patients was worth the 4-6 hour flight each month.
On my flight home I went to the restroom on the airplane, returned tomy seat, no big deal. Once home and after being home a week I noticed my 15mg Oxycodone was a little low. I counted, learned 31 pills were missing.

I take 15mg Oxycodone HCL 4 times a day not to exceed 5 doses per day for injuries resulting from a vehicle crash 3 years ago. As per my contract I filed a police report then contacted my Pain Management Doc's office. BIG MISTAKE! Seems being honest messed me over from getting an earlier appt. "Sir, your contract says to not let your medication out of your sight. Lost or stolen medicine is not reason for an earlier appt. You will have to just RATION your Oxycodone."

Really?! Ration my Oxycodone and put up with the seats and other withdrawls??!

I have not been permitted to speak directly with my doc, just his receptionist whom is all but worthless with an attitude. My saving grace so far has been my leftover 5mg Oxycodone with acetometophem (spelling) but is way less Oxy than my body requires.

Any help is appreciated. I have ttwo days the second being my appt and have 3 5mg and 3 leftover Vicodin to last me. Also have my Valium and 800mg Motrin but wish to be able to be active for spending quality time with my 23 yr old daughter that still lives here in town.

Any suggestions to keep the evils at bey. Sweating spells are the worste as we all know.

Thank you

So sorry that this happened to you but anymore most contracts here in Florida say no replacement, no matter what. It simply says bring the police report and you may be helped through withdrawal. Meaning he could give you clonidine.

The police report is to cover rear with the watching eyes of the DEA to explain no meds in your system.

Phil in this country it's been many years since codeine was OTC and didnt require a prescription for the liquid used for cough.

Also many receptionist and front desk people determine who gets an appointment and what messages get delivered to the Dr. Right or wrong it's the way many offices are run.

Phil you gotta choose your words better my friend your keeping us mods hopping editing for language. Kids basically can read here .

Immodium is going to help some,drink plenty and you can try the. "On call" Dr to see if they will call in some clonidine as its the only thing that I have found to help relieve the stomach cramps and sweating stuff.

Good luck and its thankfully only a few days not weeks

I am sorry this has happened to you but I will agree with Eagle. I keep my meds on me in a bag with the zipper locked with a small pad lock. I keep the bag tight around my shoulder. I know it sounds paranoid but people like to take what is not theirs and I do not want to chance it cause I know how hard it is to get it replaced. I also keep my blood pressure and cholesterol meds locked cause I need them just like I need my pain meds. I feel for you but I agree with others who say ask the doc to script something for anxiety to help with withdrawals like clonidine, clonopin, Xanax or Ativan. Good luck!

I must apologize for the delay responding to all that have taken time from their Memorial Day to offer help. Being back in my home town for my appt I have everyone calling and texting me "where are you, do I get to see you this last visit?" but most important were the 15 phone calls from my mother
Okay, turns out I had 14 of my first script of Percoset 5mg which we all agree is only 2mg Oxycodone the rest being Acet. locked up atmy sister's appartment where I always stay. They had been extras from when my appts used to be spaced out to leave me "Emergency Supply". I have been doing my best to only take two at a time and fight the urge to take another sooner than at least 4-6 hours. I am not the most religeous man out here but yes I did say prayers for help getting through this till my appt Wednesday.
I also have 3 Vicodine that was too emergency leftovers. I have a script for Zolpidem to pick up then will take a Valium, 800mg Motrin then go to bed early to save the V's until tomorrow. The 800mg Motrin knock me out for some reason, strange.

While at the store I intend on getting the Dextromethoriphan (spelling) for the anti-histhemine effects.

I usually end up being one day without by the time I have my appt, just how the witch schedules me, no emergency supply even though their message when closed for bad weather says to use it. I get my 'script then go straight to the pharmacy. This time just happened he raised from 10mg 4times a day not to exceed 5 times (strange) to 15mg 4 times a day with no limit to 5 times. I was exhausted from flying stand-by, happy to have a flight from Point A to at least B. Layover was 5 hours, could not sleep, anxious about a seat or not. Got on my flight, Red-Eye and had the whole row to myself. Everyone was asleep, or so I thought. Due to my nerve damages I cannot sit with anything in any pockets so I put my scripts in a little combination gun safe I use for traveling in my carry-on. So tried, I did not change the numbers so it was set to be opened.

Got home, no problem. A week later I am refilling my week-long pill minder and bam, the bottle looked low. I counted, saw 31 gone. Immidiated called the Police. Then called my doc. Thought I was doing the right thing, which I did per my contract. Too bad this honest guy gets mis-handled and mis-treated by the Doc and his staff for following the rules.

I still believe being honest was right to do and will not change my values no matter the outcome, any time for anything yah know what I mean?

Best yet, I told him the day after my appt the generic 15mgs did not have affect. He said "deal with it, cannot per DEA write a second script for a Narcotic even if I get the pills back.

I am sooo crazy!!! how strange is that, that a person could do something like that!!! Well I really hope your doctor does understand and can give you back your meds. I am on a contract and am new to this also but the good thing about mine is my med is delivered to my door.

Can you come back also when you see your doctor and let us know what he said and if he was very understanding? I think you might find he will. My doctor has not followed mine.

Azfedup --

Welcome to HealingWell.... but so sorry about your meds.

Everyone has given you the same advice that I would.... especially what Cogito just wrote.

I would definitely try to find a doctor in your state - for many reasons. As he said, few doctors will see out of state patients.... and I think that will continue to tighten up - as more and more DEA regulations are enforced.

I DO understand that it's hard to find a good PM.... and once you get one -- it's worth traveling how ever long/far to see them.... but I see you running into eventual complications.

Also - my fear would be that you are going to run into a bump in the road and be stuck w/out meds. Be it you get too sick at some point to make the flight to your doctor (and it sounds like they don't give you any grace in booking an early appointment).... Just so many things "could" happen -- and it would be far harder to remedy the situation w/ an out of state doctor.....

I, too, would try to hold back on some meds, for such emergencies. Also - as Cogito said - since you are used to taking the 10mg.... I would just ration it out so that you don't have any days w/out meds.... just less meds than you need.

For future situations.... once you get your scripts filled - I would literally not lose sight of them... But, again, I would really try to see if you can find a local PM doctor.

Take care -- and sorry that you had this experience. --Tina

Only reason I kept this current doc was due to the PM facilities in my new place I like to call home would not accept "third party insurance". Funny thing, the doc still refers to me as a "Worker's Comp" patient.
The "After-hours MD on call" is actually non-other than he and rarely does he call a patient back.
I did manage to find a facility in my new home town that talked with the insurance adjuster, they WILL accept my insurance. The hold-up has been the fact. The new facility does not administer 'scripts the first visit. I found that to be strange but, umm, okayyy. I needed to get Doc #1 to write for 45-50 days supply. He kept saying "the next visit I will, the next visit I will" and so on. This time, the gloves are off, will be polite and professional but stern. There is NO money left for me to fly back for even one more visit.

Okay, I'm rambling, sorry 'bout that. I am back at where I am staying now, took half of the 5mg Oxy w/acetomeo (cannot spell that word sorry) and about to take my 5mg Valium (Doc #1 prescribed this by the way) and also 1 800mg Motrin for the pain. I look forward to a solid night's sleep or until the air-mattress I sleep on deflates as it does every night. But that is easy enough to handle. Much easier than the freaking out feeling of not getting a full 15mg every 4 hours. ;-)
As you see, I try to see the glass half-full no matter what.

That's too bad... At least you are leaving him. :-( I hope you can get into the new Doctor soon.

to me clinics suck for real individualized care. a doctor in general these days are kind of limited in how much they can help you in this situation. my doc will give a Rx for stolen portion if you provide a police report of the theft. and i think that is all the law will let them do in this case. a lot of bad apples have made it hard for the honest legit patients. could a diabetic obtain a Rx for stolen or lost insulin?

Im sorry this happenned. If you cant get into to see the dr til your appt maybe go to the er if your withdrawls gets too bad they have to treat your withdrawl symptoms. GL.

Hi Azfedup, and everyone else.

So sorry about what happened to you, and hoping you can make do up until next re-fill. Lots of great advice and I learned a lot here to keep in mind for the future.

The best part was the constructive comments and helpfulness. I'm glad I joined here!

Charlie

Regarding ocycontin... Es, that is I was originally prescribed it every 12 hours and I was told this is the most common interval but it never lasted the full time for me so at my follow up he put me on it every 8 hours and that works well for the most part. My mornings are still pretty bad but I think that's just my individual case. Its been that way as long as I can remember.

I don't have w/d symptoms when I go more than 8 hours... I was just chasing the pain and I had to take my breakthrough meds at the maximum amount everyday. I don't think you would either. I believe it would have to be about 18 hours since your last dose before you'd start feeling any withdrawal symptoms.


Let us know how your appointment goes tomorrow. Less than twelve hours to go! :0)